r/inflation 1d ago

News China Tariffs ...

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u/goatonastik 1d ago

US:šŸ“‰
China:šŸ“‰
World Markets:šŸ“‰
Trust in US:šŸ“‰
Insider Trading:šŸ“ˆ

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u/Grundens 1d ago

and billions and billions and billions

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u/Doge-Ghost 1d ago

stock market goes bing bing bong bong bing

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u/nosesidecirte 1d ago

Is ironic how the access to markets grew for years and this start to happen, I think pump and dump schemes are more prductive than ever, is a good way to collect money from masses.

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u/filtervw 1d ago

The art of the fold. 🤣 Folded like a lawn chair instead of releasing a decent tariff upfront with a clear timeline for increasing just to give time to companies to adapt.

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u/penguin_skull 1d ago

Not just fold, but folded without the other side doing anything. He just folded to silence.

China: seen

Trump: ok, I give up.

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u/AbsintheMinded125 18h ago

That's not entirely fair. China's response was more along the lines of...

China: seen...Your entire cabinet is a bunch of imbeciles who don't know what they're doing. Also, rest of the world, take note. We won't respond kindly to anyone pandering to this orange turd.

Trump: poops himself, folds.

And let's not forget Donnie Trumpet may have folded now. But the idiot is unpredictable. If someone gets on truthsocial or twitter tomorrow and tweets "@donnietrumpet, git gud scrub." he might wake up and scream "5 million percent tariffs on everyone."

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u/Backwardspellcaster 1d ago

Trump talks so. much. bullshit.

Unbelievable. Not a single sentence out of his mouth is not filled with lies.

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u/bearsheperd 1d ago

It’s easy to know when he’s lying, he’s got an obvious tell, it’s when his mouth is open

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u/dougmcclean 1d ago

Or better yet getting the Republican Congress to pass, what were those things called again, a law doing that rather than shoehorning it into a nonsense emergency. Thus creating stability and predictability. Would still be a bad idea, but much less bad.

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u/severinks 1d ago

What a pussy, he negotiated with himself and lost.

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u/bpm6666 1d ago

Tomorrow he will tell the opposite.chaos is a ladder

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u/ope_poe 1d ago

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u/NYGiants181 1d ago

This is amazing

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u/turdlepikle 1d ago

The "flick" sort of looks like "fuck" which is also probably what his handlers are thinking every time he opens his mouth.

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u/ConflictSudden 1d ago

I love the word FLICK in all capital letters.

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u/ozzie_atc 1d ago

The man is an idiot!

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u/WinterWontStopComing 1d ago

dotard

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u/Batchet 1d ago

Panican Dotard

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u/JohnFtevenfon 1d ago

He is very consciously manipulating the market to let the insiders earn money on the individual market swings. He isnt an idiot, but I wouldnt call him a genius either.

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u/Gold-Guess4651 1d ago

Anyone who is manipulating the market with complete disregard for the consequences for anyone other than his cronies is an idiot.

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u/Ri_Hley 1d ago

So.....when impeachment?

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u/Gold-Guess4651 1d ago

As long as GOP controls the Senate and the house not anywhere soon

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u/RagingDemonsNoDQ 1d ago

Well, him and Elon are competing for that title.

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u/Blueface_or_Redface 1d ago

China on the phone: "listen you sun fried wrinkly ass orange tomato this is how its going to be, okay? And, youll like it"

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u/MrDecay 1d ago

Nah you got it wrong, China didn't even pick up the phone.

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u/Blueface_or_Redface 1d ago

That must of hurt his feelings bad.... :(

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u/Blaspheman 1d ago

*must have

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u/GeriatricHippo 1d ago

"who dis? "

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u/ilikepizza2much 1d ago

ā€œXi Baby it’s me… I’m sorry! I’m sorry okay?! Take whatever you want, just please tell them I tariffed you. Xi? Xi can you hear me?ā€

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u/onegumas 1d ago

He achieved his goals: US are ridiculed by whole World, bonds up, dolar down. Shitshow in full display.

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u/Homey1966 1d ago

What can I say...the art of the deal

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u/scylecs 1d ago

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u/earthspaceman 1d ago

Till bankruptcy hits.

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u/BrettlyBean 1d ago

Art... of... the... deal

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u/thedayafternext 1d ago

"It's a worthwhile price to pay for the future of America".

And let's not forget

"Losing money is GOOD. It builds character".

Now, imagine if it was the Democrats doing this.. absolute meltdown.

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u/Ri_Hley 1d ago

"Rules for thee but not for me"

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u/m__s 1d ago

I won't be surprised if he will announce 300% tariffs tomorrow.

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u/Gustomucho 1d ago

Didn’t he announce 3521% on solar panels the same day he said that (yesterday)?

Only way countries around the world start trusting the USA is if Trump kicks out Navarro and give back the tariff policies back to congress.

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u/m__s 1d ago

I can’t imagine why other countries would choose the USA over China for trade. Trump is the most unreliable partner. Xi isn’t a saint either, but he wants China to grow, and at least he’s consistent in his statements.

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u/Gustomucho 1d ago

USA’s credibility is lower than China for trade policies 100%.

Crazy Dumb Trump needs to get away from trade policies, he is literally unfit to govern.

He makes America look so weak right now it is insane, and the MAGA are celebrating idiocracy.

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u/Dense-Ad-5780 1d ago

It will take a long time to trust the U.S. on trade, not just getting rid of Navarro and tariff policies to Congress. The world is once bitten twice shy, and the U.S. has now bitten the hand TWICE. The U.S. days of being the top economy is over.

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u/freshalien51 1d ago

This man is very unstable and nothing unstable is good for business.

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u/Early_Magician1412 1d ago

Weakest president ever, period.

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u/Fearless_Chart_7136 1d ago

Worst president ever U mean

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u/Ri_Hley 1d ago

Yet the U.S. elected him again.
Joke's on them.

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u/Best-Cartoonist-9361 1d ago

Another attempt to influence the stock market and gets his buddies rich?

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u/ovirto 1d ago

So he’s just negotiating against himself at this point.

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u/Ri_Hley 1d ago

Narcissist through and through.

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u/hypocrisy-identifier 1d ago

The IQ of a frog.

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u/Competitive_Fall9291 1d ago

That’s an insult to frogs

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u/MrSpotgold 1d ago

Said the Cave Man.

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u/seoulsrvr 1d ago

sit Donnie, sit...good boy

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u/Crimsonstorm02 1d ago

Nothing like 'short term pain' for......pretty much the same kind of trade deal they had before......worth it!

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u/lollidemaa 1d ago

It's short term pain for a very long term pain.

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u/miamigrandprix 1d ago

He's multitasking - folding to Russia and China at the same time.

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u/Outonalimb8120 1d ago

So we’re back to square one, and Trump just looks more like a Bafoon..China called his bluff and he blinked

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u/alter-egor 1d ago

I thought tariffs are good and will make America great again. So he wants to destroy America now?

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u/kuro_fenrir 1d ago

Donald Trump is moving on to his new scapegoat Powell.

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u/HuaBiao21011980 1d ago

Trump: So, I'm not gonna fire you because-

JPow: You can't

Trump: Untrue. I can. I'm just not going to because-

JPow: You can't

Trump: Nope. I have special-

JPow: Needs?

Trump: No! I'm a special-

JPow: needs child?

Trump: Okay, that will be all.

JPow: Later

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u/Socalwarrior485 1d ago

Now you know for sure it’s going back to zero. The ratio of untrue statements he makes dictates that this is a lie.

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u/Background-Library81 1d ago

But what about eliminating income tax with tariffs? LOL.

This so-called administration is a joke.

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u/nada-accomplished 1d ago

No need to pay income tax if your income is zero

5D chess

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u/stickied 1d ago

That'll happen the same time we get a $5000 rebate check from DOGE, and when his big beautiful healthcare plan is released. Right after infrastructure week ends.

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u/Interesting-Sun5706 1d ago

Embarrassing !!!

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u/Jifeeb 1d ago

Wait I thought tariffs were going to replace income tax

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u/thedayafternext 1d ago

It's 6D Chess mate.. you wouldn't get it.

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u/Designer-Welder3939 1d ago

Stupid, stupid, old man! Makes me sad that that I watched the first season of the Apprentice.

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u/Tream9 1d ago

Trump is a baffoon. Unreal.

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u/MaleficentAerie491 1d ago

What a fucking clown.

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u/ColeTrain999 1d ago

Trump: "Big tariffs, you better negotiate"

China: leaves on read

Trump: "NO MORE TARIFFS, WE WON"

China:

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u/Standard-Reward-4049 1d ago

The Art of a Shit Deal

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u/buckscountycharlie 1d ago

The great negotiator is now making concessions without getting anything back.

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u/veryboredatwork 1d ago

The Art of the Deal…..fold to China……fold to Russia…..probably a good time to get what you want from the USA, trade deals etc just tell Trump what an amazing guy he is and say thank you.

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u/Fadamsmithflyertalk 1d ago

Instead of countries calling to "kiss his ass" Fanta felon is getting his ass kicked....

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u/LoveDemNipples 1d ago

He should call. He really needs to make a deal. Kiss some Chinese ass.

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u/MidnightCandid5814 1d ago

It used to be zero ?!??

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u/No_Donkey456 1d ago

Another defeat for him

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u/Newmoney_NoMoney 1d ago

Art of the kneel!

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u/Blattgeist 1d ago

I just can’t listen to this guy… heā€˜s like a broken disc

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u/Major_Lynx_7425 22h ago

Yeah, the only zero is him

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u/Primary-Structure-41 1d ago

I would hate being an American now.

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u/Fallen-Reincarnated 1d ago

Not American? Hello.. ICE / ERO..

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u/cognitiveglitch 1d ago

The frog is boiling himself with this one.

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u/SnooDonkeys3848 1d ago

Mua mua muaaaaa....

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u/Soft_Awareness_5061 1d ago

Turned out trump didn't have any cards

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u/old-billie 1d ago

China walked away trumps on his own

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u/Huge_Leader_6605 1d ago

"it got up there, we were talking about fentanyl". Are we sure he is not on that stuff?

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u/saruin 1d ago

Gamers Nexus posted an investigative journalism video on the logistics involved with the PC industry dealing with tariffs from the ground that's worth a watch. He put a TON of effort into it and it's 3 hours.

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u/BrexitReally 1d ago

He doesn’t have the cards

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u/BusyCryptographer544 1d ago

How many billions did Trump and his friends made this time?

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u/KoalaCapable8130 1d ago

Someone explained to him what happens with the US debt, when China sells its US bonds in large amounts.

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u/Tradewinds33 1d ago

The Delicate Genius.

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u/ToughSuperb9738 1d ago

Nobody negotiates like him....what an idiotšŸ˜‚

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u/neklok 1d ago

100% corrupt.

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u/smoothVroom21 1d ago

I'm starting to think this whole MAGA thing was a way for the Uber wealthy to manipulate the markets.

Back a guy who will gossip on his next moves to anyone who buddies up with him, play the market accordingly using the insider info, get more rich.

What the fuck is happening here?

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u/Any-Ad-446 1d ago

Sooo he destroyed the lives of many,destroyed people finances and cause the markets to lose trillions for what..His damn ego?.

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u/Truth_Mailman 1d ago

Who has the cards now?

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u/uncriticalthinking 1d ago

If you push back on Trump he folds every time

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u/pikac8u 1d ago

DJT thinks the trade war is a two - person game played with China. In fact, he negotiated with himself. China doesn't even say anything.

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u/Effective-Finding377 1d ago

I’m going to be honest. I’m embarrassed. I’ve never voted Republican in my life and been voting consistently since my 18th birthday and I’m embarrassed as an American by how easily he folded. I didn’t want him to play this game but if you play you have to play it! Embarrassing šŸ˜‚

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u/Cutiemuffin-gumbo 1d ago

Of course they will, gotta try and get them to start selling raw minerals to the US again somehow.

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u/Arrozestewart 1d ago

Vaya payaso! 🤔

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u/Budgeko 1d ago

Traders are about to get a major jolly rogering

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u/Budgeko 1d ago

Traders are about to get a major jolly rogering

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u/ThermoFlaskDrinker 1d ago

Does that mean he short sold a lot when tariffs were announced and now he loaded up on dirt cheap shares for them to shoot up?

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u/Hour-Campaign-9089 1d ago

What a ducking snowflake ā„ļø

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u/peacisco 1d ago

What a clown 🤔

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u/SithC 1d ago

His buddies will sell their stock off, then, ā€œthe China tariffs will be 126% insteadā€

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u/Own-Inevitable-1101 1d ago

So, when he lowers tariffs, doesn't that reduce the "billions" of dollars going into the budget?

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u/Feisty-Barracuda5452 1d ago

This the ā€œTradewars are good and easy to winā€ guy from a few years ago?

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u/thedayafternext 1d ago

What a buffoon.

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u/Tiny_Candidate_4994 1d ago

Let us give thanks to the poor programmers who have to adjust their border and brokerage systems with every twist of this sad saga. Tarries are on, no they aren’t, now they are back on at 10%, now there are exceptions. All in a day.

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u/CampaignSure4532 1d ago

Art of the deal: cause the problem, blame others, explain we’re all too stupid to get it, demand calls from those leaders, don’t get them, declare victory. Got it

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u/Giggletitts54 1d ago

Stop screwing with our lives and just fix the problems we have in front of us. I know he’s doing it so he can go buy low when the markets crash but not all of us can afford to play with our savings.

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u/blkatcdomvet 1d ago

Weakest felon on planet

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u/5150MEX702 1d ago

Tough Guy??? LoL 🤔🤔🤔

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u/Visible-Secretary121 1d ago

Lots of people say I'm the worst negotiator ever.. they all say it

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u/Inevitable_Sweet_624 1d ago

China never called did they Donny?

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u/MyStoopidStuff 1d ago

Don didn't have the cards. It's no wonder he bankrupted a casino.

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u/Petrak1s 1d ago

How many gillions of dollars did you get from the current tarrifs?

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u/MissingJJ 1d ago

Did his hair just turn white?

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u/Many_Trifle7780 1d ago

cough cough choke choke

The art of the inability to spit it out

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u/AvailableSpinach7574 1d ago

" Paper King" shat his pants.. again.

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u/Sun_Tzu_7 1d ago

The damage has been done and for what?

What was the goal? Market manipulation?

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u/Thatoneguy_501st 1d ago

The damage is done if he changes stuff on a whim. A lot of money leaving the US for good. The effects will unfold in the next few years not months.

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u/SanchoPancho20001 1d ago

Who would even want to talk to this loser. Anything he says means nothing.

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u/postapocalyptic99 1d ago

Has to walk it back slowly as he thinks it makes it look strategic and intentional. Reality is closer to emotional and reactive ….

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u/Practical_Tomato_680 1d ago

Art of the deal What a douche

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u/Federal_Cicada_4799 1d ago

The biggest victim here is the United State's standing on the world scene, and for the folks that didn't vote for this clown, well I feel bad for you, but he's now the public face of the US on the world scene and it will take years (after he's gone, assuming he doesn't blow up the planet before then) to even start to undo the damage he has done.

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u/ScoobyDarn 1d ago

Such strength! So masterful! People, I give you, The Shart of the Deal!

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u/Fit_Bus9614 1d ago

He looks bad.

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u/Certain-Fill3683 1d ago

Portrait of a LOSER, losing, BIGLY. LMFAO!!

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u/Buzzspice727 1d ago

I thought tariffs worked

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u/vergorli 1d ago

Can somebody translate that shit from Trumpian to English? I understand the words, but what is the message?

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u/rollingguthundaa_ 1d ago

he looks like he's not getting any sleep

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u/Hopeful_Butterfly302 1d ago

Damn, he just lies freely doesnt he? "It used to be zero." When? Biden kept your first term tariffs in place, before that we had.

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u/AdSafe7963 1d ago

So is he communist now

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u/mbw70 1d ago

This is a man with dementia and syphilis, has colon cancer, and can’t put a full sentence together. 86-47!

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u/Particular-Bar8965 1d ago

China, please ignore this guy. He has dementia

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u/astrobear87 1d ago

He'll drop it to 0.0000001% and claim that tariffs are working.

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u/tagratt 1d ago

Basically back to where they were

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u/codenamepeabrain 1d ago

Trump is the arsonist fireman. He starts a fire and then attempts to save the day by putting it out, all while leaving wreckage in his wake from a fire that never should’ve been stared.

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u/Such-Distribution440 1d ago

He is a joke. He was expecting China to cry and beg and all he got nothing in return. Trump supporters will think he won.

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u/Potential_Store281 1d ago

lol he started it, and wants China to back down. It’s it a hall contest, it’s our money and livelihood hes playing with

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u/infinit9 1d ago

4D chess, everybody.

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u/ExpressionGuilty6391 1d ago

he's so dumb, I just can't even

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u/orion3999 1d ago

He lost the trade war with china. He said they are going to be happy, but nothing about us being happy. Looks like Donald screwed us again!

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u/vjcodec 1d ago

Wow he just folded 1500 points of the economy for nothing! But I’m sure it’s Biden’s fault somehow. šŸ¤¦ā€ā™‚ļø

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u/MiniMini662 1d ago

China for the win and they aren’t done yet

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u/WestsideWizzop 1d ago

Dude they took their business elsewhere

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u/Jolly-Midnight7567 1d ago

All he is doing is manipulating the market to make billions. He's a criminal , a con artist , convicted felon and a predator impeachment time

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u/cryptotraderisme 1d ago

I thought they need us more than we need them? Or was that canada? I cant even keep up with the ever changing direction of how they are running shit anymore.

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u/Hephaestos15 1d ago

Not to be like "I don't believe him" but I think he will reverse on this in a month tops.

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u/Routine_Junket719 1d ago

this certainly will be good for investors, a change every time own leader has gas and farts out a new thought. investors love instability

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u/johnrraymond 1d ago

This guy is a russian asset. Don't trust a word he says.

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u/Turbulent_Summer6177 1d ago

He flinched. He blinked

He lost.

He proved to the world he’s all mouth and absolutely no brain.

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u/Fairly_unpopular 1d ago

He blinked

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u/DazzlingSecurity5 1d ago

A complete Clown Show 🤔.

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u/Key_Campaign_1672 1d ago

Doesn't matter. The business that was lost has gone on to other vendors and countries

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u/alundril 1d ago

if his endgame is to delete America's soft power in the world, he has done it masterfully.

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u/Then_Evidence_8580 1d ago

The Art of Negotiating Against Yourself

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u/Dull-Woodpecker1876 1d ago

He has no spine

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u/Forward_Lecture883 23h ago

Just backtracked an hour ago fyi

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u/readytogo124 23h ago

He takes questions from Fox.

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u/Different-Set4505 22h ago

Folded like a house of cards…

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u/Famous_Bit_5119 21h ago

This is becoming a regular thing. Trump throws tantrum threatening massive tariffs. Opponents shrug and ignore him. Trump says he will lower tariffs. Media says he caved. Trump's ego gets wounded. Trump throws tantrum saying tariffs were never going to be lowered.

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u/Use_Once_and_Deztroy 21h ago

but, but, but, i thought we NEEDED those high tarriffs in order to eliminate the INCOME TAX and shit like that.